BIO 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Indian Removal Act, Jim Crow Laws

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Civil rights: rights of al people to be free from irrational discrimination such as that based on race religion sex or ethnicity. Natural rights: rights of all people to dignity and worth (human rights) Affirmative action: provide opportunities for those who have been disadvantaged due to discrimination of minors or women. How citizenship is acquired and lost: determines nationality and defines who is a member of allegiance to, 14th amendment : all born in us are citizens regardless of parents. Naturalization legal act conferring citizenship on an alien. Dual citizenship two or more nations can consider a person a citizen: right of expatriation. Rights of us citizens: right to renounce one"s citizenship, slaughter house cases -> distinguish b/w privileges of us citizen v. state citizen. Rights of resident aliens: enemy alien act of 1798 : president detain and expel citizens of a country with which we are at war (doesn"t apply to citizens) Racial equality: 13th, 14th ,15th amendment.